Target Markets - International Terrorism Meets Global Capitalism in the Mall

This ground-breaking book explores the points of convergence between corporate capitalism and terrorist practice. Assessing the increase in the number of terrorist attacks directed against commercial entities in urban areas, such as the Westgate mall in Nairobi or the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris,...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2016
Series:Edition Cultural Studies
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